noun
1. Writing, editing, and production of documents, as letters, reports, and books, through the use of a computer program or a complete computer system designed to facilitate rapid and efficient manipulation of text.
EX. We live in a world with word processing. I don't think that is always appreciated by the people of our age-- we live with an extremely accessible, if not universally accessible, technology that allows someone to type up anything they want, editing it during and after typing, with the ability to auto-edit with another program that checks your spelling and grammar (to a certain extent). You can even get a program to copy down your dictations into a file for you, rather than typing yourself. In fact, it is probably only a matter of time until we have a program that can access the value of your writing and then begins to synthesize works of literature that leave us in the dust.
To think that less than a hundred years ago, people HAD to use typewriters or handwriting to write a letter, essay, or even a whole book before it could be put to print. Now, you can type it yourself, print it yourself (in small quantities), and share it with people all over the world.
Then again, just because everyone can type out a screenplay or novel in a day doesn't mean the work is ready to print. Perhaps hesitation based on reasonable assessment of one's own work versus what is in print is a good thing to keep you from humiliating yourself by trying to get your first draft published. Then again, they print some pretty terrible books these days. Modern life is complex and strange and wonderful and awful. I need a nap.
